Inspection of the E-3 Sentry led to the suspension of flights of the legendary early warning aircraft
What is known
During the inspection, a problem was found with the tail assembly fastener. It is reported by Defense News with reference to the Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force.
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The military said that all the planes were testedearly warning radar, which are in service with the US Air Force, with the exception of aircraft sent for maintenance. But they will also be tested. At the same time, the representative of the US Air Force, Captain Laura Hayden, refused to answer the question of how many E-3 Sentry temporary cannot fly.
E-3 Sentry - the legendary aircraft built onbased on the Boeing 707 and made its first flight in 1972. It is equipped with a huge dish-shaped radar. Recently it became known that the US Air Force allocated $ 1.2 billion for the production of E-7 Wedgetail, which will replace the E-3 Sentry. In total, the US wants to receive 26 E-7 aircraft.
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It is also worth noting that the United States recently stoppedflights of 400 aircraft based on the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. We are talking about KC-135 air tankers, RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and WC-135 special-purpose aircraft. The problem was the support of the vertical stabilizer.